The 14.45 miles (23.26 km) of SR 249 that lie within the state serve as a minor highway.

SR 249 heads southeast from the Indiana–Ohio state line, as a two-lane highway passing through farmland, with some houses.

The concurrency heads east, passing through farmland, until SR 2 turns north in the community of Farmer.

This measurement is a calculation of the traffic level along a segment of roadway for any average day of the year.

[11][12] The rest of the route from the Indiana state line to Farmer was paved in 1942.